Peter Forney

Peter Forney (21 April 1756-1 February 1834) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NC 11) from 1813 to 1815, succeeding Israel Pickens and preceding his son Daniel M. Forney.

Biography
Peter Forney was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina in 1756, and he served as a captain during the American Revolutionary War before becoming an iron manufacturer. He served in the House of Commons from 1794 to 1796, in the State Senate from 1801 to 1802, and in the US House of Representatives from 1813 to 1815. He died in 1834.